After SC's nudge, MHA bars caste-based duties in prisons

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The Indian home ministry has revised its model prisons law and manual to comply with the Supreme Court's ruling against caste-based discrimination and manual scavenging in jails. It also redefined 'habitual offenders'. States and Union Territories are directed to implement these changes, ensuring no caste-based discrimination in...

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Highest court of jurisdiction in India
Congress accuses the BJP government of violating the Places of Worship Act, 1991, and plans to join the Supreme Court case demanding adherence to the law. The..
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The Supreme Court criticized government authorities, including NHAI, for excessive delays in filing appeals and stressed the need for adherence to procedural..
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The Supreme Court of India has directed the Uttar Pradesh government to engage forensic experts to reconstruct a 40-year-old FIR related to Kanpur anti-Sikh..
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The Supreme Court will hear Asaduddin Owaisi's plea on February 17, which calls for the enforcement of the 1991 Places of Worship Act. This act maintains..
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Form of administrative division in India

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